ABSTRACT

This work aimed to describe the control mechanisms of the Participatory Guarantee System in southern Minas Gerais, Brazil, and to analyze how the elements of social capital (trust and participation) help generate credibility in the system. Qualitative research was conducted through a case study in the PGS-Sul de Minas, using document analysis, participant observation, and a focus group as data collection techniques. Among the results, we found that farmers considered visits to farms the main social control mechanism for assessing organic compliance and are a space for participation and promotion of trust. That trust comes from historical contact between farmers and participation in social control activities. The control mechanisms used in the PGS-Sul de Minas, associated with participation and trust established among farmers have provided the credibility of this system.

摘要

这项工作旨在描述巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州南部的参与式担保体系的控制机制，并分析社会资本的要素（信任和参与）如何帮助在该体系中建立信誉。定性研究是通过在PGS-Sul de Minas进行的案例研究进行的，使用文档分析，参与者观察和焦点小组作为数据收集技术。在这些结果中，我们发现农民将参观农场视为评估有机依从性的主要社会控制机制，并且是参与和增进信任的空间。这种信任来自农民之间的历史接触以及参与社会控制活动。PGS-Sul de Minas中使用的控制机制，